More on meeting Gordon Brown...

I just read what the Guardian published about Gordon Brown visiting my school. I am the "one lad" they refer to in the extract below:

At Langdon Park school in Tower Hamlets he did quite well among GCSE students from many backgrounds. "Freedom of speech" and "free health care", said one. "Charity", said another. "Fish and chips" and Grenada-born Private Johnson Beharry VC (the latest addition to the 100 Top Black Britons) were also cited as British symbols.

One lad who may go far added: "We are always ready to embrace other countries, we're proud to have British Asians and black British people." That is not the message all Labour MPs pick up. In recent days two have told me of strong anti-Polish feeling (just for starters) in large provincial towns. Pressure on public services, not to mention downward pressure on wages, are a real issue. But Mr Brown was quick to fold the students' remarks into his vision of a Britain committed to tolerance, openness and debt relief.

More on the gaurdain article - here or The Est London Advertisers article - here